Company Profile

Company History

Date of Incorporation :April,07,1989

Major Milestones

1988~1990

On September 1, 1988 at the celebration for the 20th birthday of Evergreen Marine Corporation, Group Chairman Y. F. Chang announced that Evergreen would launch an international airline. EVA was officially formed in March 1989. After careful deliberation, the fledgling airline signed a contract with Boeing/McDonnell Douglas for 26 aircraft at a total purchase value of US$3.6 billion, and immediately captured the attention of the global airline market.

1991

EVA accepted delivery of its first two Boeing 767-300ERs in April, and made its inaugural flight on July 1. Within that first week, the new airline opened five destinations in Asia -- Bangkok, Seoul, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

1992

The comprehensive EVA Training Center opened in July, and the carrier’s first two all-passenger Boeing 747-400s were delivered in November. EVA used the first flights of the new aircraft to launch its Taipei-Los Angeles route and introduce its four classes of cabin service, including the debut of its trend-setting Evergreen Deluxe Class in-between Economy and Super Business.

1993

EVA set new standards and heightened expectations by expanding its network to more than half a dozen new destinations, and by launching service to London, Paris, Seattle, New York, San Francisco and Sydney.

1994

EVA made the greatest number of new aircraft additions to its fleet this year, purchasing a total of eight, including three MD-11s, one Boeing 747-400 and four Boeing 767-200s. The airline also added Hawaii, Bali, Fukuoka and Auckland routes to its network.

1995

The carrier purchased three MD-11 freighters and began to vigorously develop air cargo operations. It set goals emphasizing passenger and cargo services equally. And it used joint operations and land transportation to successfully extend EVA Cargo services worldwide.

1996

Enhancing the high quality of its operations, EVA applied for ISO-9002 certification. Within the next year, its passenger service, cargo service and aviation maintenance operations were all three granted ISO-9002 international certifications simultaneously. EVA achieved ISO-9001:2000 certification in 2001.

1997

Ensuring consistent service quality, EVA and Singapore Airlines formed Evergreen Sky Catering Corporation as a joint venture and in February, began providing in-flight catering services.

1998

Promoting air safety, EVA signed a joint-venture contract with General Electric and established Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation on February 24. That same day, a powerful new engine test cell was placed in operation, and the new joint venture began an aggressive campaign to raise the standards of the aircraft maintenance business.

1999

Earning brilliant results with both passenger and cargo service, EVA produced outstanding operating performances for five successive years. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Taiwan approved its admission to the exchange, and on October 27, EVA shares began to be traded on the over-the-counter market.

2000

In anticipation of future needs and to expand its fleet, EVA signed a purchase contract in June with the Boeing Company for 15 Boeing 777-200X/300Xs that included a firm order for seven of the aircraft and an option for eight more. Deliveries began in 2005. The carrier relocated its hub to the brand-new Terminal 2 at Taoyuan International Airport at the end of July.

2001

EVA committed to add more new, technologically advanced aircraft to its fleet in March by signing a purchase contract for eight Airbus A330-200s and making plans to start taking deliveries in 2003. EVA also secured approval to transfer its stock listing from OTC and on 17 September, moved its shares to the Taiwan Security Exchange (TSE).

2002

EVA launched its online booking system on January 9. It gained approval to add 24 passenger flights on its thriving Hong Kong route and to begin new freighter service. It also introduced a new slogan “Just relax, your home in the air.”

2003

EVA debuted stylish new cabin-crew uniforms on April 1, took delivery of its first A330-200 on June 26 and introduced its new generation of a top cabin class, Premium Laurel, along with an upgraded economy class and an awesome, state-of-the-art Audio/ Video on Demand system.

2004

EVA exercised an option for eight Boeing 777-300ERs that was part of the firm purchase contract executed with Boeing in June 2000, expanding its fleet by a total of 15 brand-new Boeing 777-300ERs. Deliveries of the new aircraft started in 2005 and will continue through 2010.

2005

EVA took delivery of its first two of fifteen Boeing 777-300ERs and introduced the extra-roomy, exceptionally comfortable new aircraft to passengers on the Bangkok and London with an inviting new slogan, “Sharing the World, Flying Together.”

2006

EVA opened its new Southern China Cargo Center in Hong Kong, enabling it more efficiently and quickly to move air freight shipments in and out of the region.

2007

EVA received 2007 The Richard Teller Crane Founder’s Award from the international Flight Safety Foundation for “its corporate leadership in aviation safety programs and its superb safety records.” In the five years since the coveted award was established, EVA is the first Asian airline and only the second airline among all recipients to receive it.

2008

Readers selected EVA as the Best Airline for Premium Economy in Global Traveler magazine’s fifth annual GT Tested Survey. The international business-travel publication surveyed its readers between January 1 and August 31, 2008, inviting them to identify “the best” in 55 categories of business and luxury travel. Readers returned 31,457 completed questionnaires.

EVA added new service from Taipei’s Songshan Airport to Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport started from June 14, 2010. It complemented EVA’s current nine flights a week between Taoyuan International Airport and Pudong International Airport.

2011

Belgium’s Brussels Airport has honored EVA Cargo with its 2010 Network Development Award Cargo Airline. This event marked the airport’s fourth consecutive awards program to recognize outstanding cargo and passengers carriers for punctuality and efficiency, environment and safety, and network and route development.

2012

Star Alliance accepted the membership application of EVA on March 29, 2012. By 2013 the integration process would be scheduled to complete.

2013

EVA joined the Star Alliance network in June 2013, further strengthening the Alliance’s presence in Asia/Pacific. In December 2013, EVA and Singapore Airlines teamed up on Taipei-Singapore flights, gave passengers more choices.

2014

EVA ranked AirlineRatings.com's World Safest Airlines Top Ten list.

2015

EVA has been recognized as one of AirlineRating.com’s “World’s Top-10 safest Airlines” and as “Best Long-Haul Airline in Asia Pacific.” Also, EVA has been ranked third among the world’s safest airlines on the annual index reported by Germany’s AERO International Magazine.

EVA signed agreements with the Boeing Company to introduce twenty-four Boeing 787 Dreamliners and two additional Boeing 777-300ERs.

2016

AirlineRatings.com has ranked EVA among the world’s safest airlines for the third year in a row. Moreover, EVA continues to hold the third position among the world's safest airlines in an annual index compiled by Germany's Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC). On the other hand ,the Company received the highest honor in airline service quality of SKYTRAX 5-Star Rating, the world eighth best airline and named as the “Best Transpacific Airline”, with the “Best Business Class Comfort Amenities”as well as the world’s third“Most Loved Airlines”. Other awards include Global Traveler Magazine’s “Best Airport Staff/Gate Agents”award, “Leisure Lifestyle Award for Outstanding Customized Service”(Hello Kitty Jets),and the eighth on the Travel+Leisure Magazines’s 2016 “The World’s Best International Airlines ”.

2017

The leading magazine Business Traveller announced that EVA is awarded the Gold Medal of 2016“Best Business Class Cellar”and “Best First Class Sparkling”. Besides, Infinity Lounge in Taoyuan Airport is rewarded as 2016“Top 10 First and Business Class Airline Lounges” by SKYTRAX. Also, EVA won CAA’s 2016“Golden Flyer Award” for International and Cross-strait Route Group.

Market and Sales Overview

Founded in March 1989, EVA Air, a one-hundred-percent privately owned Taiwanese airline, is the sister company of Evergreen Marine Corporation, which is the world famous shipping line in terms of container operation. Since the inauguration of its maiden flight on July 01, 1991, EVA Air is currently serving 62 destinations over four continents, except Africa, with 78 aircraft and is still steadily expanding its operation network and fleet.
Chairman:Lin Bou-Shiu
President:Sun Chia-Ming

EVA Air Fleet: (As of Jan. 01, 2018)

Aircraft Type

In Service

To Be Delivered

B747-400 (Freighter)

5

B777-300ER

34

A330-200

3

A321-200

24

A330-300

9

B777 F (Freighter)

1

4

ATR72-600

2

B787-10

0

20

B787-9

0

4

Total: 78 Aircraft in service

Organization

According to Articles of Incorporation of EVA Airways Corporation, the Company has to elect minimum 7 to maximum 9 directors during Annual General Shareholders Meeting. The tenure of the directors shall be 3 years. The directors shall consist Board of Directors which is responsible for determining and executing the Company’s relative business. The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairman of the Board Directors from among the directors by a major vote at a meeting attend by over two-third of the directors, and may also elected a Vice Chairman in the same manner. The Chairman shall be the representative of the Company to manage all the business operation.
To strengthen Corporate Governance and enhance the ability of Board of Directors, the Company sets up Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee which are subordinated under Board of Directors. The Remuneration Committee is responsible for periodically reviewing the remuneration policies of directors and managers and stipulating a reasonable remuneration for them according to their devotion on company operation. The Audit Committee is mainly responsible for monitoring the fair presentation of the Company’s financial statements, the appointment, dismissal and independence of CPA as well as the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.
The Company also appoint one President to handle the Company’s business according to the resolutions of Board of Directors. The appointment and dismissal of the President shall be decided by a resolution to be adopted by majority vote of the directors at a meeting of the Board of Directors attended by at least a majority of the entire directors of the Company.

Department

Description

Auditing Div.

Responsible for the inspection and evaluation of internal control to promote operating performance.